Congratulations to Karen Nakawatase of Fountain Valley, CA, winner of the 2011 Lexus Opportunity Drawing! Nakawatase was the recipient of a new Lexus RX450h hybrid, courtesy of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Her winning ticket was drawn on April 16, 2011, at the Japanese American National Museum’s annual Gala Dinner & Silent Auction in Los Angeles. Nakawatase (left) is pictured here with Tammie Kanda of Toyota (right).
![Nakawatase_Okada2011Lexus 2011 Lexus winner Karen Nakawatase with Tammie Kanda of Toyota](https://i0.wp.com/blog.janm.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Nakawatase_Okada2011Lexus.jpg?resize=463%2C300&ssl=1)
Thank you to everyone who supported the drawing, which raised more than $120,000 in donations to support diversity education programs at the Japanese American National Museum.